03-06-2013, 06:49 PM
The government already has satellites
And helicopters that come in other colors than black. We're used to those.
What the drones are doing that is stirring up the pot is that they are visible to the public.
No. Helicopters are visible to the public, but they are manned. The pot stirring is that they could easily be misused, pervasive, and covert. A cop drives down the street, nobody cares if he sees criminal activity (except the criminals). Odds are he won't be peeking in somebody's bedroom window.
What people fear is spying, and they equate constant surveillance with loss of privacy, and expect privacy, even in public. Knowing your every move is watched tends to creep people out.
Thinking that your every move could be watched tends to do the same.
And helicopters that come in other colors than black. We're used to those.
What the drones are doing that is stirring up the pot is that they are visible to the public.
No. Helicopters are visible to the public, but they are manned. The pot stirring is that they could easily be misused, pervasive, and covert. A cop drives down the street, nobody cares if he sees criminal activity (except the criminals). Odds are he won't be peeking in somebody's bedroom window.
What people fear is spying, and they equate constant surveillance with loss of privacy, and expect privacy, even in public. Knowing your every move is watched tends to creep people out.
Thinking that your every move could be watched tends to do the same.